Screenshots of the 1993 film Green Snake adpated from Hong Kong woman writer Lilian Lee's namesake novel based on the Legend of the White Snake and the Leifeng Pogoda (middle) in Hangzhou. [Photo/Mtime; VCG]

Zhejiang province: The Legend of the White Snake

Being listed in the first group of the National Intangible Cultural Heritages in 2006, the Legend of the White Snake originally was spread by word of mouth during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The complete story formed in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and was adapted into a drama in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).

It has been adapted to a series of operas, films, TV series, dances, novels and comics, and widely influenced other Asian countries, including Japan, South Korea and India.

The Leifeng Pagoda and the Broken Bridge on the West Lake also became well-known due to the legend.